top of page


The greatest need
We recently shared a news article on the Encourage Facebook page about youth in foster care being housed at the Cuyahoga County...
Jul 20, 2020


The Power of Connection
Encourage uses the TBRI approach because connecting and belonging is central to the human heart. It is central to how we were created in
Oct 22, 2019


TBRI in the news
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is an evidenced-based model for parenting traumatized youth. This relational approach to...
Jan 22, 2019


Blessings this year
Encourage’s director, Shawn Pedani, LISW-S, reflects on the year . . . Our team recently had a year-end get-together and reflected on all...
Jan 3, 2019

bottom of page